HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
Bloomquist has high expectations entering state high school bowling meet
Rhinelander senior Darin Bloomquist will take to the lanes this weekend knowing he's grown a lot since the last time he was on the state's biggest high school stage. (subscriber access)
The journey begins
Though the Rhinelander High School boys' basketball team is the No. 1 seed in their 12-team half sectional, each step along the way presents another obstacle, another potential for a playoff upset, if the cards don't fall the right way. (subscriber access)
White voted GNC boys' hoops player of the year
For the second time in his career, Rhinelander's Owen White has been named the Great Northern Conference's boys' basketball player of the year. (subscriber access)
RHS gymnastics team hands out year-end awards
The Rhinelander High School gymnastics team held its season-ending banquet Sunday at the Cedric A. Vig Outdoor Classroom. (subscriber access)
The end of the road
Seniors Jacob DeMeyer and Alec Kurtz each finished third in their brackets while Reuben Guzik finished fifth Saturday after reaching the state semifinals the night before. Three place winners is the most Rhinelander has ever had in a single state tournament.
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Bluejays outlast Lady Hodags in regional semis
Merrill shot 70 percent from the field and the trio of Elizabeth Iribarren, Patience Pyan and Maddix Bonnell combined to score 53 points as the fourth-seeded Bluejays defeated the fifth-seeded Hodags 66-56 Friday night in Merrill in a WIAA Division 2 regional semifinal.
A perfect finale
Owen White had an unusual triple-double for the ninth-ranked (AP) Hodags and Rhinelander pulled away in the second half to defeat Mosinee 75-59 Thursday night at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
Kuester, Sturtevant qualify for state gymnastics
Stephanie Kuester scored an 8.8 on the floor exercise Thursday night and qualified for the WIAA state gymnastics meet out of a Division 2 sectional at Sheldon Fieldhouse in Antigo. She'll be joined as state by junior teammate Raven Sturtevant, who qualified on uneven bars.
Guzik, DeMeyer on to state wrestling semis
All five of Rhinelander High School's state qualifiers were still in contention following Day 1 of the WIAA Division 1 state wrestling tournament in Madison and two of them were still in the running for a state championship.
Lady Hodags handle Waupaca in tournament opener
The Hodags jumped on Waupaca early and routed the Comets 60-27 in the WIAA tournament opener at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
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Far from finished
That five members of the Rhinelander High School wrestling team qualified for the WIAA state tournament is a great story on its own, but they don't want it to end there. (subscriber access)
Hodag gymnasts seeking career highs, state berths at sectionals
For as good as the Rhinelander High School gymnastics team has been this season, it will have to be at its best tonight to qualify for the WIAA Division 2 state meet and even that might not be enough. (subscriber access)
Five for fighting
Tyler Olson, Jacob DeMeyer and Alec Kurtz won WIAA Division 1 sectional wrestling titles at Wausau West. They will be joined at the Kohl Center in Madison for this week's state tournament by Reuben Guzik and Colton Krueger, who finished second in their weight classes.
Hodag gymnasts reclaim GNC Small title
The Hodags turned in a score of 119.4 points Saturday to take first place in the Small division at the GNC meet in Wisconsin Rapids, claiming their second division title in three years as a result.
Another strong second half propels Lady Hodags to win
True to recent form, the Hodags put the pedal down in the second half Friday, following a sluggish start, and defeated Antigo 59-27 at Sheldon Fieldhouse to close out the regular season.
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